Manannán mac Lir—also known simply as Manannán or Manann—is a sea deity in Irish mythology. 'Mac Lir' means «son of the sea».[1] As well as being a sea god, he is also seen as a psychopomp and is associated with the Otherworld and the veil between the worlds.
sympathy vote
gaining support by appealing to people's love of a sob story. This could include running for public office after a recent personal or family tragedy, or turning up to an X-Factor audition in a wheelchair, hoping that doing so will gloss over any discernible lack of talent.
grave jump
To sit in someone's chair/place/table in a bar/pub/etc. as soon as they get up to leave the venue. Similar to grave robbing, but only for chairs/tables on nights out.
skunk
cross breed of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. Sativa is the more traditionally smoked outdoor-grown variety which occurs naturally in places like Colombia, Mexico, Thailand and Africa; Indica is a shorter, bushier variety found in Afghanistan. Unlike pure Sativa, the high it gives is slightly heavy, lassitudinous and mongy.
Arsed
A verb meaning «to be bothered», and invariably used in the past tense and in conjunction with the words «couldn't be». It originated in the North of England.
spunk bubble
The literal definition for «Spunk Bubble» is the tip of the condom that's sole purpose is to block and trap semen. If you were to call someone a «Spunk Bubble», you would be infering that the person is in the way and needs to get the fuck out of the way. True «Spunk Bubble» people are oblivious to the fact that they are wasting everyones time or getting in everyones way.
stór, darling, etc. This one is sometimes made diminutive by adding an ending “stóirín”
A feeder bus is a bus service that picks up and delivers passengers to a rail rapid transit station or express-bus stop or terminal.
Lugh or Lug (/luɣ/; modern Irish: Lú /lu:/) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past.
A seanchaí ([ˈʃan̪ˠəxiː] or [ʃan̪ˠəˈxiː] – plural: seanchaithe [ˈʃan̪ˠəxɪhɪ]) is a traditional Irish storyteller/historian.
Manannán mac Lir—also known simply as Manannán or Manann—is a sea deity in Irish mythology. 'Mac Lir' means «son of the sea».[1] As well as being a sea god, he is also seen as a psychopomp and is associated with the Otherworld and the veil between the worlds.
grease the palm of grease the hand
to bribe; influence by giving money to
It's all over bar the shouting.
(British & Australian)
something that you say when the result of an event or situation is certain
sodding
A british slang word, meaning 'damned' or 'fucking.'
don't have a pot to piss in (or a window to throw it out of)
Fig. doesn't have anything of value; very poor.
stick with it.
Do not give up. stay with your task.
sympathy vote
gaining support by appealing to people's love of a sob story. This could include running for public office after a recent personal or family tragedy, or turning up to an X-Factor audition in a wheelchair, hoping that doing so will gloss over any discernible lack of talent.
stick it to the man
intransitive verb: to perform an act of vandalism or general civil disobedience in order to oppose the power of the man.
grave jump
To sit in someone's chair/place/table in a bar/pub/etc. as soon as they get up to leave the venue. Similar to grave robbing, but only for chairs/tables on nights out.
Jumped in my Grave
The act of highjacking someones seat without their knowledge, usually when they are hitting the shitter.
I hear that
A redneck slang phrase, which translated for white people means, «I concur with that observation.»
skunk
cross breed of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. Sativa is the more traditionally smoked outdoor-grown variety which occurs naturally in places like Colombia, Mexico, Thailand and Africa; Indica is a shorter, bushier variety found in Afghanistan. Unlike pure Sativa, the high it gives is slightly heavy, lassitudinous and mongy.
Arsed
A verb meaning «to be bothered», and invariably used in the past tense and in conjunction with the words «couldn't be». It originated in the North of England.
spunk bubble
The literal definition for «Spunk Bubble» is the tip of the condom that's sole purpose is to block and trap semen. If you were to call someone a «Spunk Bubble», you would be infering that the person is in the way and needs to get the fuck out of the way. True «Spunk Bubble» people are oblivious to the fact that they are wasting everyones time or getting in everyones way.
to be right about something
to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem